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Short Name

SMB:AUDIT:NULL-ACCOUNT

Severity

Info

Recommended

No

Category

SMB

Keywords

SMB NULL Account

Release Date

2003/04/22

Update Number

1213

Supported Platforms

idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+

SMB: NULL Account


This protocol anomaly is an empty Account field in the session setup SMB. Because Microsoft Windows systems have guest accounts that do not require passwords, attackers can easily view the shares on system.

Extended Description

None

References

  • URL: http://samba.anu.edu.au/cifs/docs/what-is-smb.html
  • URL: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/drg/cifs/
  • URL: http://media.server276.com/codefx/CIFS_Explained.pdf

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